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Son of John and Margaret Schofield, Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Pte William Schofield, 3rd Battalion, killed in action October 8, 1916.
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Pte. John Schofield is mentioned in two articles referring to the October 1916 death of his brother, Pte. William Schofield. In the first article he is referred to as "Jack".
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Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 1918.
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Pte. John Schofield is mentioned in this newspaper article profiling his family's war contributions. John (Jack) Schofield was born in Lancashire, England. He enlisted in Toronto on February 14th, 1916.
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News clipping from The Star Weekly - July 15, 1916. The article details the war contributions of the five Schofield brothers of Toronto.
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private John Schofield
From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private John Schofield
From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private John Schofield
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Pte. John Schofield is mentioned in two articles referring to the October 1916 death of his brother, Pte. William Schofield. In the first article he is referred to as "Jack".
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Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 1918.
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Pte. John Schofield is mentioned in this newspaper article profiling his family's war contributions. John (Jack) Schofield was born in Lancashire, England. He enlisted in Toronto on February 14th, 1916.
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News clipping from The Star Weekly - July 15, 1916. The article details the war contributions of the five Schofield brothers of Toronto.
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Page 497 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY Somme, France
Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. The Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.
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